A sore throat is a phenomenon that can occur regardless of the season. Therefore, herbs for gargling should be in every home first aid kit. However, it must be remembered that it is possible to limit yourself to only one rinse with a mild form of a disease. If the disease is protracted and severe, then you will have to take additional medications.
For tonsillitis
Tonsillitis is a disease in which the tonsils become inflamed. The acute form of tonsillitis is often called tonsillitis. The symptoms of this disease include severe soreness during swallowing, dryness and perspiration. To overcome these unpleasant symptoms, herbs can be used in combination with the general course of therapy. To do this, you need to prepare a warm infusion of herbs for gargling with sore throat.
Herbal Collection 1
To make ityou need to take one teaspoon with a slide of calendula, the same amount of plantain. Dry herbs are poured with one glass of boiling water. Let it brew for 1 hour, strain well. If desired, a small amount of wormwood can be added to the tincture. In this case, all ingredients should be taken in equal proportions. However, not everyone is able to withstand such a collection of herbs for gargling, since wormwood has a bitter taste. And if this herb causes vomiting or coughing, then it is best not to use this component in the recipe. When rinsing, it is important not to harm the diseased areas.
Herbal 2
And what other herbs can be used to gargle? Linden and chamomile flowers can also be used to treat tonsillitis. To prepare a decoction, you need to take 1 part of chamomile flowers and 2 parts of linden. A mixture of dry herbs is taken in the amount of one tablespoon, poured with one glass of boiling water. Herbs should be infused for at least 20 minutes, after which the infusion can be applied. However, it is worth paying attention to the fact that those people who are prone to an allergic reaction should refuse to use any decoctions and infusions where flowers are used.
Herbal Collection 3
Another good herb for gargling is a mixture of St. John's wort and calendula. These ingredients should be mixed in equal proportions, pour a tablespoon of herbs with a glass of boiling water, leave for 30 minutes, and then apply as directed.
For pharyngitis and laryngitis
Laryngitisis inflammation of the throat. In addition to severe pain and other unpleasant symptoms, a partial or complete loss of voice may appear. Pharyngitis is a disease in which the soft palate becomes inflamed. To cure these diseases, you can apply various collections of herbs for gargling. Several effective recipes should be considered.
Recipe 1
To alleviate the condition, you can prepare a mixture of violets, leaves and stems of the tricolor sequence, calendula flowers. It will take 3:1:2 parts respectively. You can also prepare a mixture of string grass, tansy flowers and oregano in a ratio of 3: 1: 1. Both decoctions for rinsing are prepared in the same way. One spoonful of the finished mixture is taken, poured with one glass of boiling water. The infusion should stand for at least 20 minutes. This remedy is used to treat laryngitis. In addition, these herbs are used to gargle for colds.
Recipe 2
To cure pharyngitis, you can use St. John's wort and lingonberry leaves in equal proportions. These ingredients (a tablespoon) are poured with boiling water (one glass), infused for half an hour, after which the throat should be gargled with warm infusion.
Recipe 3
To overcome these two diseases, you can use an infusion based on raspberry leaves or an infusion based on sage leaves with honey. It is also allowed to use a mixture of yarrow herb and plantain leaves. For this it is necessarypour two tablespoons of dry herbal mixture into 250 ml of boiling water, insist for an hour.
Recipe 4
As a rinse, you can also use an alcohol tincture from a pharmacy, which is diluted in the amount of 1 teaspoon per 100 ml of boiled but warm water. Gargle with this remedy for laryngitis and pharyngitis.
Recipe 5
Another very good rinse is Kalanchoe or Aloe juice. To do this, the ingredient must be diluted in boiled water, the amount of which should be approximately 3 times more than the portion of the resulting juice.
General recommendations for rinsing
If it happens that all the herbs that are part of a particular recipe are missing in the home medicine cabinet, then you should not be upset. An infusion even based on a single plant can be used to gargle. It is only necessary to remember that the flowers of elderberry, linden, St. John's wort, chamomile and calendula are most often used to make a decoction and infusion for rinsing. Leaves or stems are taken from plantain, sage, string, eucalyptus or oregano. Seeds are used from fennel, bark is taken from oak, and rhizomes are used from marshmallow.
The most common gargles are water infusions based on several or one plant. Infusion differs from decoctions in that flowers or grass are poured with boiling water and do not boil on fire. In most cases, a couple of teaspoons of dry herbs are taken to prepare the infusion, as well as one glasssteep boil. Only those plants that contain a huge amount of essential oils fall under the exception. This includes eucalyptus. It is diluted in the amount of 1 teaspoon per 200 ml of boiling water.
Decoctions are best made from the denser parts of dry plants. For example, rhizomes or bark are ideal. But if, instead of infusion, make a decoction for rinsing, then this will not be critical.
The throat should be gargled only with warm formulations. It is desirable that the temperature of the liquid be a couple of degrees higher than body temperature. Thus, the optimal temperature of the infusion or decoction for rinsing should be within 38 degrees.
If the drink is too cold or hot, it will do more harm than good.
The frequency of rinsing will depend on the general state of he alth, as well as on how quickly painful symptoms can disappear. Do not overdo it with the use of decoctions and infusions. You also need to be careful not to harm the already affected throat. During gargling with sore throat, it is not necessary to make sounds and gurgles. The more the throat is affected, the more carefully it is necessary to rinse it in terms of mechanical action.
However, in this case, it will be necessary to increase the frequency of rinsing. During a sore throat, gargle every 2 hours for 2 minutes. For less acute diseases, 3 rinses per day are enough. However, their duration must be at least 5 minutes. Besides,you should pay attention to the fact that in no case should you eat immediately after such a procedure.
If we consider herbs for gargling, children can use chamomile flowers, oak bark, sage flowers, St. John's wort, calendula, linden, elderberry. However, before treating a child, it is best to consult a specialist to avoid possible side effects.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it is worth noting that gargling with herbs is very effective in the treatment of various diseases. However, the result will be noticed only if the disease occurs at the first stage of its development.
